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Vieh Fest Braunvieh Dispersal and Simbravieh Production Sale A Big Success

published: March 1st 2010
source: Simbrah World

The Louie Flores and Carlos X. Guerra families recently hosted a very successful VIEH FEST Braunvieh Dispersal and Simbravieh Production Sale at the La Muneca Ranch.  There was a lot of interest in both breeds with cattle selling to Virginia, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. 
91 Braunvieh females    avg    $1,661. 
22 embryos        $343
21 Braunvieh bulls        $2,040
53 Simbravieh females        $2,066
27 Brahman influenced bulls        $1,896.
13 Simbrah females        $1,738.
207 Total Lots   $385,400    $1,862
    The top selling Braunvieh female was BOR Focus selling for $10,000 to La Muneca.  At the conclusion of the sale, she was syndicated for $20,000 with Ken Abney, Jimmie Grant and Joe Mask buying 1/2 of the cow. The second top selling cow was LM LF Devon selling for $3,750 to Broken Oak.  A Focus daughter, LM LF In Focus was the top selling Braunvieh heifer selling for $6,000 to La Muneca. The second top selling heifer was LM LF Pappasita selling for $4,200 to the John David Cass family from Odem.
    The top selling Braunvieh bull was MHF Manhattan that sold for $6,000 to La Muneca. The second top selling bull was LM LF Pappasito selling to JT Workman from Kentucky for $3,800.  The top selling Beef Builder was BOR Payday selling for $3,500 to Jimmie Grant and Rafter M from Wharton. 
    The Simbravieh cattle which is a new breed being developed at La Muneca and Broken Oak created the most interest and the highest averages.  The three top selling females were all out of WTR Baylee and major champion LMC Simbrah bulls selling for $4,900, $4,900 and $4,700 to Val Walters from Brenham and La Muneca.  Broken Oak, Bubba Peddy and Merle Hickman from Florida also bought several top selling Simbraviehs
    The top selling Simbravieh bull  LM LF Golden Boy made lots of friends prior to selling for $7,250 to La Muneca.  He is a LMC VG Go Getter x Baylee and full sib to the top selling heifers.  The Boening Bros. from Floresville and Dr. Gary Warner from Elgin tied for the second top selling Simbravieh bulls at $2,600.  The three polled Brahman bull averaged $2,866.   The top two selling Simbrah females sold for $4,000 and $2,000 to Wentz Farming Co. and 6G Ranch.
    Volume buyers were Broken Oak Ranch, La Muneca Cattle Co., Norberto Salinas, Daymon Stotts, Bet ‘M Ranch, Ken & Carolyn Abney, Kathy Duncan, Dr. Gary Warner, Justin Cambell and Val Walters.